2013 Summit

Thanks to everyone who participated in Blue Vision Summit 4 and the Benchley Awards! (Download the Attendee List.) We hope you had a great time. Please enjoy and share the media from these events below.

Be a part of the rising wave of citizen activism for our ocean, coasts and the communities that depend on them. Join the groundswell of support for common sense solutions from your community to the halls of Congress.

Two years ago, over 300 Seaweed Rebels from dozens of states and overseas helped advance marine conservation and U.S. ocean policy at BVS3 in Washington, D.C. This year we’re returning to our nation’s capital in greater numbers.

In the wake of a critical election, a weak economy and a recent super storm we’re seeing some progress, but also major cuts to NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard and other frontline ocean agencies as well as local programs that protect and restore our public seas. That’s why it’s critical that we come together as a movement and a growing constituency of marine conservationists, businesses, scientists, recreational users, youth advocates and others to turn the tide. We’ll do this over the course of our 4th Blue Vision Summit that will include these opportunities:

Celebration of the Seas, our opening night party

A day of strategy and skills development led by young and veteran ocean advocates